Advocacy & Policy

President Trump March 13 signed an executive order aimed at reorganizing the Executive Branch departments and agencies.

Members of Congress and stakeholders in the health community expressed concern over the fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget blueprint released by the White House.

The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) March 16 hosted a congressional briefing titled Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce.

The letter urges President Trump to protect the Prevention and Public Health Fund (the Prevention Fund), which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) authorizes.

Senators in two rounds of questions at a Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee hearing praised the research funded by the NIH.

AAMC statement, submitted for the record to the House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, on FY 18 funding for: the National Institutes of Health;

Community sign-on letter organized by the Student Aid Alliance requesting preservation of federal student financial aid programs in fiscal year 2018.

Community sign-on letter of more than 500 organizations, coordinated by the Trust for America’s Health, in support of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The

The president intends to propose a $54 billion increase in defense spending offset by cuts to non-security federal programs.

The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) Subcommittee held its Member’s Day hearing.